Ink 'n' pen wash...Four Spotted Chaser

Martin Wilson · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 08:26 PM

First many thanks to Roger who has kindly given me permission to use (try to do justice to)some of his Photographs. Thank you Roger.

Will try and have the confidence to do one in colour

Martin

ellen h · #2 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 08:39 PM

Wow Martin,I really like this!
Love the detail on the body and the wings are good too
well done!!

ellen

juliejam · #3 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 08:42 PM

Excellent Martin...you should be proud of this one..justice very well done..

Keep them coming..

Julie

Martin Wilson · #4 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ellen h

Wow Martin,I really like this!
Love the detail on the body and the wings are good too
well done!!

ellen

Thank you very much Ellen.
Comments much appreciated

Martin

Martin Wilson · #5 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by juliejam

Excellent Martin...you should be proud of this one..justice very well done..

Keep them coming..

Julie

Will try too, have a few weeks of R'n'R's so should find time to do a few more and must try colour...Mmmmm!!
Thanks for your comments Julie always appreciated

Be interesting to see what Roger thinks.

Martin

Kayleigh · #6 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 09:13 PM

Very nice Martin lovely detail. Look forward to the coloured ones..

Martin Wilson · #7 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayleigh

Very nice Martin lovely detail. Look forward to the coloured ones..

Yeah!! and so do I

Must try it sooner or later..get out of my comfort zone.

Thanks Kayleigh, your comments are always appreciated

Martin

Dutchess · #8 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 11:32 PM

That is a decent piece of work, Martin.
Colour - not necessarily better (IMO), just different.

Still, good luck with it!

D.

Ollie · #9 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 06:08 PM

Well Martin I think it's great and that isn't because it's from one of my photos.
Anyone who can get that amount of detail in a pen and ink drawing regardless of subject has talent.

It's very life like in my opinion. Would be good to see a colour one of some sort but you have definitely done justice to the pen and ink version.

No need to ask if you wish to use any others Martin, just go ahead.

Roger

Martin Wilson · #10 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutchess

That is a decent piece of work, Martin.
Colour - not necessarily better (IMO), just different.

Still, good luck with it!

D.

Thank you very much Dutchess, worked in a drawing office for a few years and did schematics, just black and white and have been used to b/w ever since in line drawing work.
There is a "But".....

But lets see later on.
Thanks for your comments...appreciated.

Martin

Martin Wilson · #11 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ollie

Well Martin I think it's great and that isn't because it's from one of my photos.
Anyone who can get that amount of detail in a pen and ink drawing regardless of subject has talent.

It's very life like in my opinion. Would be good to see a colour one of some sort but you have definitely done justice to the pen and ink version.

No need to ask if you wish to use any others Martin, just go ahead.

Roger

The honest truth Roger is that it is in colour, I am not unhappy with it but am not sure that I have got the colours quite right.....and on a drawing like this that is a must. I have to get some more inks.
Thank you very much for your kind words and I am glad it does look like what it should.
This is done to nearly A3 size so too large for my A4 scanner so I will go and get one done in town, then send you an image and see what you think of it in colour.
That will be the proof for me...one way or the other.

Thanks again for the permission to use your images Roger....so many to choose from.
I will send you this one in colour and see what you think....I have only seen them from yours and others photographs, a different perspective when you come to paint or colour it.
Thanks Roger...your comments are greatly received.

Martin

dmclean2 · #12 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 10:27 PM

Absolutely beautiful,
I have done quite a lot of pen and ink drawings of buildings, but have never even thought of trying what you are doing,
Must get the Rotrings out again and have a go,
Duncan

PMG · #13 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 09:30 AM

I really like pen and ink work cos its detailed and sort of 'correct' rather than artistic if you know what I mean - but this is a lovely peice of work and stands in its own right......... tho I would be interested to see gentle colour washes

Pauline

Martin Wilson · #14 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 11:04 AM

Hi Pauline.
And thank you.
I will explain all when I send in the colour Ink drawing

The true one.

Martin

Martin Wilson · #15 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dmclean2

Absolutely beautiful,
I have done quite a lot of pen and ink drawings of buildings, but have never even thought of trying what you are doing,
Must get the Rotrings out again and have a go,
Duncan

Thanks Duncan.
I use one of those old style nibs in a holder and a couple of brushes for those larger areas. I buy my Water Colour paper by the sheet from a local art shop as it so much cheaper then cut it down to roughly A3.
The nibs are used as apposed to Rotering sets as they would clog up on the courser paper.
Thanks for the comments Duncan much appreciated.

Martin

big bill · #16 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 11:31 AM

Martin thats terrific well done like looking at a Mono shot with a blue toner applied congratulations its not often I come into this forum but will need to make a point of it now as there is so much terrific paintings and such like well done again.

PMG · #17 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Martin Wilson

Hi Pauline.
And thank you.
I will explain all when I send in the colour Ink drawing

The true one.

Martin

ok I'm looking forward to this

and like Duncan I'm thinking its time my rotrings came out too ............ mind you I think finding them now could be a problem its so many years since I last saw my artwork case ........... thats a point - must stop playing with website and do some artwork instead - I have the urge! Meanwhile - yours is lovely - you have a deft touch which at the minute whispers a little unsureness - which I think is just that you are out of practice? I feel that if you let yourself go - and go for it - there will be a deftness and surety to your work that will be amazing - I'm watching this space.............

Pauline

PS One last tip - keep your washes flat - use a big brush - big bold strokes - plenty wet not much colour or tone in it and for a very pleasing effect try 'blotting' the wash with a dampened sponge as soon as its down - this removes brushstrokes - always work very wet tho for background washes then you will lose the scrubby effect!

Martin Wilson · #18 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 11:45 AM

Bill thank you very much.
I came across it by chance and the talent within is outstanding

It was looking at the other art and that got me back into painting and line drawing.
You should have a gander at more work held within cause the standard is great and so varied.

Thanks for the comments Bill appreciated.

Martin

Martin Wilson · #19 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by PMG

ok I'm looking forward to this

and like Duncan I'm thinking its time my rotrings came out too ............ mind you I think finding them now could be a problem its so many years since I last saw my artwork case ........... thats a point - must stop playing with website and do some artwork instead - I have the urge! Meanwhile - yours is lovely - you have a deft touch which at the minute whispers a little unsureness - which I think is just that you are out of practice? I feel that if you let yourself go - and go for it - there will be a deftness and surety to your work that will be amazing - I'm watching this space.............

Pauline

Cor...!!
Thanks Pauline, and you must get them out....Art stuff!!

The more that contribute the better.
Yep!! I think that I am finding skills and pleasures that I forgot I used to have many years ago...slowly coming back

.

Thanks for the comments Pauline always appreciated.

Martin

KeenTeen17 · #20 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 01:12 PM

wow! I wish I could draw as good as that.

I struggle to draw stick people. and when I do theyre always out of proportion - heads bigger than there shoulders, arms longer than legs - they look like mutants that have been genetically altered!

Martin Wilson · #21 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

wow! I wish I could draw as good as that.

I struggle to draw stick people. and when I do theyre always out of proportion - heads bigger than there shoulders, arms longer than legs - they look like mutants that have been genetically altered!

Well you have your own talent KeenTeen, never forget that, as for stick people look no further than Lowery, nearly most people know his name

and he did some great paintings...."recorded History in his own style".
So never give up and try different things......you never know another part of you might come to light.

Thanks for your comments.

Martin